The Salted Brook for the Lining

#8fa2b5 RGB(143,162,181)

About this color

The Salted Brook for the Lining reads as medium and muted — a blue tone recorded at #8fa2b5, RGB(143, 162, 181).

#8fa2b5RGB(143, 162, 181)

HSL 210° · 20% saturation · 64% lightness

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Psychology

Blue at medium lightness is the colour of trust and communication — widely associated with stability, focus, and honesty.

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History

Blue has been among the most valued pigments throughout history — ultramarine, ground from lapis lazuli, was once worth more than gold and reserved for the robes of the Virgin Mary in medieval painting.

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Design use

At medium lightness, this blue is flexible enough to serve as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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Colour pairings

In terms of colour combinations, complement this blue with amber and warm orange for high-contrast energy, or stay within blue-green and violet neighbours for a serene, cohesive feel.

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Color formats

Name
The Salted Brook for the Lining
HEX
#8fa2b5
RGB
rgb(143,162,181)
RGB%
rgb(56.1%,63.5%,71%)
HSL
hsl(210,20%,64%)
HSV
hsv(210,21%,71%)
CMYK
cmyk(21,10,0,29)
LAB
lab(66,-2,-12)
LCH
lch(66,12,261)
sRGB
(0.561,0.635,0.71)
HEX8
#8fa2b5ff
CSS Name
Decimal
143162181

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Color info

Lightness
64%
Saturation
20%
Hue
210°
Chroma
12
Temperature
WarmCool
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